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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
THE WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Promising Condition of Wheat In Most of
the Western States.

promising C0nutIiOn OF MnoaC In MOST OF
the Western States.
CHICAGO, May S.-The Farmers Review
will print the following crop report this
week:
"Rains have been beneficial to winter
wheat in all States reporting this week,
but more is required to give that crop and
the spring wheat a more rapid growth.
Seeding of spring wheat is completed, and
in many instances the crop is above ground
and promising well. The average of the
condition of winter wheat in fourteen
counties in Illinois reporting this week is
IS per cent. In Stephenson County the
average is placed at los per cent. and in
Dewitt, bingham, Fulton, Madison and
Pulaski Counties at 100 per cent. The
condition in White and Wayne Counties
is reported as low as 80 per cent, while in
Clinton it is placed at so per cent. In Coles
County the condition is placed at %
per cent, and in Brown, Christian, Stark
and Wabash Counties the condition is
placed at 90 per cent. Johnson and Scott
Counties report the condition good, Kan
kakee an average, end Marion above aver
age condition of winter wheat. Reports
on the condition of spring wheat are be-
ginning 10 come in. Dewitt County re-
ports an average condition of 10 per cent. ;
Fulton and Stark, 90; Stephenson, 100 per
Woodward condition good. The general
average condition of winter wheat for the
Indiana counties reporting this week is 81
per cent. Henry and Madison have an av-
erage condition of 1e5 per cent; Morgs n,
100 per cent, while in Carroll, White, La
Grange, Nermillion, Harrison and Knox
Counties the average condition is good.
Jay County reports one-third of the crop
killed. The condition of winter and spring
wheat in Fayette and Jackson Counties, of
Iowa, is reported as fine, but acreage
small. The condition of spring
wheat is good in nearly every
report, with the exception. OF Emmett,
where it has not sprouted, and Crawford,
where it is suffering on account of the
drought. The condition OF winter wheat
in Kansas, on the whole, is not promising.
Pawnee, Jefferson, Nemaha aud Wilson
counties alone report good state of affairs,
while eight other counties report very poor
to fair condition and want of rain. In
Kentucky the condition of the crop is quite
satisfactory. The same may be said of
Michigan, with the exception of Berrien
County, lin Minnesota the winter wheat
is in fair condition, but spring wheat is
not above the ground yet. Prospects in
Missouri are not very good for full crop
of winter wheat. Winter and spring wheat
IN Nebraska are in fairly good condition.
More rain is still required. The average
condition in Ohio is rather low. Jackson
County has an average condition of los per
cent. and Vinton 105 per cent. The condi.
ton of the crop in Wisconsin, and also in
Dakota, is fair. Meadows and pastures are
improving, but in many localities rain is
needed"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
Beecher,s Personality.

By his physician, DR.. W. 5. Seafle.
In the nature of things, men of genius
are incompreheDsible by the ordinary
mind In exactly the direction and
measure in which their gifts and power
excel those possessed In common by the
rest Of mankind. Nor can genius of one
description appreciate or comprehend its
exhibition in others unless il be of kindred
nature. To Carlyle, Liszt was fool. An
Edison can not view an Emerson with
clearer ken than an ordinary man. Grant
might know Napoleon, but neither of them
could grasp Shakespeare.
To Henry Ward Beecher common con.
sent unhesitatingly ascribes the possession
OF genius. Nor was that genius of any mar
row or restricted variety. 1t was both
moral and intellectual. In the latter
sphere also 1t presented many forms and
phases. 1t was orator1cal, linguistic, poetic,
humanitarian. He sounded all the depths
of emotion-all the heights of inspiration.
As an analyst of character he was as great
as was Shakespeare as q synethsist. AS
q student and reader of nature he could
have rivaled an Agassiz or an
Audubon. In wit and humor he was the
peer Of the most celebrated. In short, his
tory records no man who outrarked his
fellows IN more directions, and to a greater
extent, and who fell below the average In
fewer elements and developments Of mind
I have ventured to describe Mr.. Beecher
~ have seen and felt his influence dur.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
PIERCED BY BULLETS.
Another Cold Blooded Murder In New
Mexico by Cattle SteaIers.

Another Cold -Blooded Murder In New
Mexico by Cattle SteaIers.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. M, May S.-The Amer
lean Valley, this Territory, has perhaps
furnished more cold-blooded murders than
any Iother spot in the Southwestern
regions. Reports of another murder come
from there to-day, in which William
Slaughter, one of the wealthiest stock
raisers in New Mexico, was killed by two
men named Youngblood ana Adkins.
Last year Slaughter was a member of the
Socorro County Grand Jury, and a large
number of men were indicted
for cattle stealing, among them
Youngblood and Adkins. 1t was
believed that Slaughter was mainly
instrumental in procuring the indictments,
and bad blood has existed between him
and the accused men ever since. Yester-
day, while the liteiess body of Anderson
was dangling from the gallows at Socorro,
Slaughter met these two men in the Ameri-
can Valley, about thirty-fve miles from
the home ranch, when an alteration took
place, resulting in both men firing upon
Slaughter, who was unarmed and at
tempted to escape from the assassins by
putting spurs to his horse, but they pur-
sued and fred at him until he fell
from his saddle pierced by half dozen
bullets and expired without groan. OFF,
GERS are in pursuit of the murderers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
A Maids Plot to murder Her Mistress.


A few days ago lady moving in good
society in Paris and occupying an apart.
ment in one Of the most fashionable streets
in the Champs Elysees quarter, received a
visit of police official, who informed her
that at IL o'clock that evening she was to
be murdered and her rooms plundered.
She laughed at the idea, and the more so
when the inspector proceeded to ask her
for particulars about her servants. Her
butler had been for many years in her em-
ployment, her cook the same, and SO forth.
Her own maid, who had come last had
been eight years with her and thoroughly
enjoyed her confidence. Yet, to her amaze
ment, the official explained that this very
woman was the accomplish of her would-be
assassin.
At last the lady was induced to listen to
the voice OF reason, and measures were
arranged accordingly; though she felt con-
WINGED that there was no ground for alarm.
What was her surprise when, punctually
at IL D. m, after the butler and all
the omen, excepting the maid. had gone
up stairs for the night ring was heard at
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
THE MULTICYCLE.
The New Wheeled Army Vehicle Being
Tried by the British Government.


Tried by the British Government.
New York Special
The London Daily News has the follow
ing: People in many London thorough
fares must have been considerably aston
ished yesterday by the appearance of a
Strengthening vehicle speeding swiftly
along, propelled by ten riders, who sat all
in row. like the crew OF an elongated uni
versity rowing-boat. This novelty in means
of locomotion was on its way to Aldershot,
where, by authority of the war Office, it will
be tested with view to its adoption for
military operations. 1t is the latest adap-
tation of four-in-hand quadricycle and it is
intended for the rapid transport of infantry
from one point to another. When fully
manned it carries twelve men, who can
take with them, if ordered, light baggage
cart or ammunition wagon. The advan-
tages OF mounting men thus in single file
instead of two or four abreast, are first of
all, that the machine is more manageable,
and second, that power for it pre-
sents less surface to strong head
wind, one of the obstacles most
difficult for cyclists to overcome. The
speed that can be got out of such ma
chine by ten or twelve moderate riders is
quite surprising. Ten miles an hour would
be considered low average rate, and six
teen have been easily accomplished. 1t is
said to be affected less than any other
velocipede by any roughness in the thor
oughfares, and it passes over newly-met-
tailed bits of road with comparative ease.
All the tires are wired on the Otto princi-
pie, so that they can not be greatly dam
aged by cuts from sharp stones.
For men mounted thus there is, OF
course, a considerable saving in labor, and
probably other advantages might be
claimed from a military point of view.
These are, however, points that will be
fully tested at Aldershot during the next
week or so. Yesterday a machine manned
by ten riders. who did not take their bag
gage van with them, set for Messrs. Sing
er's warehouse on Holborn vladuct at l
o'clock, when the currents OF traffic
were running strong In opposite
directions. The whole control and
steering of the machine is in the hands of
one man, and he yesterday had no appar-
ent difficulty in managing it, even where
the thoroughfare was most depsely
crowded. 1t turned easily enough in less
space than hanson would have needed,
and threaded its way aucng numberless
vehicles without mishap, though the
drivers of cabs and omnibuses neglected
their own business to gaze at the strange
apparation as it sped past them. The
crew in charge of the multicycle are all
trained volunteers, who will be able to ex-
ecute any military evolution that may be
demanded of them with intelligence, aud
altogether the experiment is one in which
military men take lively interest. The
latest novelty in velocipedes has not as yet
been submitted to the agents of any Con-
tinental power, and will be subjected to Its
first practical trial for military purposes at
Aldershot.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
CHOKING CATARRH.

Have you awakened from disturbed sleep
with all the horrible sensations OF an assassin
clutching your throat and pressing the lifebreath
from your frightened chest? Have you noticed
the languor and debility that succeed the effort
to clear your throat and head of this catarrhal
matter? What depressing influence it exerts
upon the mind, clouding The memory and filing
the head with pain ana strange noises How diff
fcult il is 10 rid the nasal passages, throat and
lungs of this poisonous mucus all can testify who
are afflicted with eatarrh. How difficult 10 pro-
tect the system against its further progress
towards the lungs, liver and kidneys all physi-
clans viii admit. It is a terrible disease, and
cries out for relief and cure.
Theiremarkable curative powers, when all
other remedies utterly fail, OF SaRford's Radical
Cure, are attested by thousands who gratefully
recommend it to fellow sufferers. No statement
is made regardingiit that cannot be substantiated
by the most respectable and reliable references.
Each package contains one bottle OF the Radical
Cure, one box of Catarrhal Solvent and an I'M
proved Inhaler, with treaties and directions, and
is sold by all druggists for Sl.00.
Sanford's Radical Cure consists of one bottle OF
the Radical Cure, one box Catarrhal Solvent, and
one Improved Inhaler, neatly wrapped in one
package, with fun directions; price Sl00.
POTTER DRUG & CHEMICAL Co. Boston.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART,
Sad Fate OF a Young Lady Near Spring
tatioD, Kentucky.

Sad Fate of a Young Lady Near Spring
tatiop, Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky, May S-A terrible
tragedy toak place this morning near
Spring Station, on the farm of Captain
James Blackburn, ex-Secretary OF State,
and brother of Senator J. G. s. Blackburn.
Miss Henrietta Blackburn, accompanied
by her cousin, Henrietta Hampstead, a
young lady OF nineteen years, went out to
shoot at a mark with a small rife. They
were joined by Samuel Blackburn. a young
man of twenty-five, brother of Miss Hen
rietta Blackburn, and friendly conten-
ton was begun as to who should shoot at
the mark first. The three engaged in a
playful struggle for the possession
of the rife, and in this struggle
the weapon was discharged, the ball pierre
Ing the heart of Miss Henrietta Hampstead
and killing her instantly. The unfortunate
young lady gave a slight scream, dropped
on the blue grass and breathed her last be-
fore her Mortified cousins realized the awful
calamity that had befallen them. Mes
seDgers were hurried of for medical and
other assistance, and 1t was with the utmost
difficulty that Miss Blackburn and Miss
Hempstead's mother could be restored
from the shock occasioned by the unex-
pected and terrible death OF the young
lady. Miss Hampstead was a great favorite
in the community. The funeral viii take
place Monday afternoon OF Frankfort
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
The Grim Reaper.

EDEBURG, May 6.-Horatio 6truble, q
prominent young school teacher, living
Just south of town, died this afternoon of
lung fever, after q lingering illness. He
was an exemplary and very promising
young man.
Shortly after noon to-day this little city
was shocked with the intelligence that
Moffett Bros, had suddenly died at the
home of his parents in the eastern part of
town. He was apparently in good health,
and but an instant or two previous had
talked to his mother and brother, who hap
psped 10 pass through the room where be
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
Eieht Persons nItssipg,

PARIS, May 6.-The collision between the
steamer Aisle, plying from Barcelona to
Marseilles, and the steamer A. Jaccie,
which resulted In the sinking of the former
vessel, yesterday, is attributable to the fog
which prevailed. One seaman and seven
passengers belonging to the Aisle are miss
ing,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
Handsomely Rewarded.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-The Czariua has
donated 100 600 roubles to General Gressor,
Project of st. Petersburg, in recognition of
his services in frustrating the recent at
tempt on the Cars life, and the Car hes
granted him pension of 5000 roubles as
a reward for his services in arresting Mill
lists.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11

was reclining on a sofa. The cause of his
death was heart disease, the sudden death
being presumably caused by clot of blood
passing from the heart to the brain. His
age was about twenty five years, and he
was very promising young business man,
loved and respected by all who knew him.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
$3.50 Per Day

can easily be made by any energetic person
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e ADAMS & Co.,
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11

ing the past score of years. And though
my appreciation of this great nature De
but narrow, yet as, in some particulars at
least, it is one of which no other person is
capable, venture to record my impress
SiOne
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11

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purifies the blood, beauties the com.
plexion, gives tone to the liver and kid
neys, regulates the bowels. Price 81 pei
bottle. Sold by druggists.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11

a poor man can be happy if he has good
health. If ne has catarrh or hay fever,
Hollingsworth's Perfect Catarrh Remedies
will be a blessing to him. Sold by drug
pisfs
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Special Weekly Bulletins to be Issued By the
Signal Service Bureau

Containing Reliable Information Relative
to the Climatic Conditions of the Agri-
cultural Districts of the Country.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-11

Save the pieCesl "1Oc ROYAL gluesceum.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-09-14
GoUGE's KNOB AGAIN.

Yesterday we said that the name of
this beautiful eminence was there to stay.
On reflection we think it may be chang
ed. The present name is one OF uncer.
tain orthography and confusing pro-
nunciation, and certainly is not eupho
NOUS.
For these reasons, and because anoth-
er, prettier and appropriate from local
association, is ready to hand, we sug-
gest the name of Reynolds View. The
property has been in the Reynolds family
two or three generations. A Reynolds
cleared away the dense forest around the
base of the mountains and laid open that
beautiful landscape now adorned with
home and orchard, farm and meadow.
Another Reynolds laid bare the noun
tain top, and tore away the screen cf
woods which excluded the prospect and
denied the glorious vision of natural
beauty ard grandeur now spread before
the unraptured eye. Now another Rey-
nolds has put this vision as the common
delight of every one by leading to it by
well graded, well constructed car iage
way climbing, with ea1e, comfort and
eafety to the very top. The invalid may
ecch it without fatigue, and in the
delicious atmosphere of the great eleva-
ton, inhale new life and drink in new
pleasures.
Have not the Reynolds earned the
recognition of this appropriate tribute to
the name?
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-09-14
The Yacht Races.

[By telegraph to the Ashevlile Citizen.
Fort WADswoRTH, Sept. 13, 1920
a. m.-The yachts left their anchor
age off Bay Ridge at 10 o'clock, and
at 1920 tackled to the weather side
of the line, awaiting the signal from
the flag ship Electra. The wind is
f. N. E., and is blowing at the rate
Of ten miles and hour. The wealth
er is clearing in the lower bay. The
yachts will have to stem the
tide going and returning. The pre-
paratory signal was given at 1921,
and the Volunteer crossed the line
first at 10:523. The MaURoaVer fol-
lowed at 1O:534. The wind is going
down, and is now only six miles an
hour. The run to the buoy No. 10
will be close hauled. The Thistle is
following them out.
A dispatch received from:Staple-
ton S. l., gives the times of start as
follows: MdyaolOer 10:41:17 Nolun-
tetr 10:41:283.
SANDY Hook, N. j., 11:50 a. m.-
Both yachts are beating out of the
narrows on the starboard tack. The
MagReaUer is to windward of the
Volunteer. The wind is light, and
is blowing from the East Both
yachts have their balloon jib top
sails set.
SANDY Hook 1926 p. m.-The
wind has shifted to the East. and
the two racers are OH pretty even
terms with the MagFot0er to wind
ward. The wind is fast dying out
Both boats are now close hauled on
reach for Sandy Hook.
SANDY Hook, 1875 p. m,-The
wind is now only four miles an
hour. The Volunteer appears gain
ing very little.
12:40 p. m.-The Volunteer is now
an eighth of mile ahead of hel
rival. She is steering a fine course
and will make the first turning
point at buoy No. 10, on the south
west spit with great ease. The Vol
unteer passed this line with the bel
buoy on swash at 1888, and the
Maw7ower at 1895. Both are still
on the port tack.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-09-14

before crowded court room. Judge
Van Brunt presided, fanked on
either side by Judges Daniels, Brad
ley and Bartlett. The proceedings
were opened by Mr.. Stickney, ask
ing if the court would insist that the
argument should be concluded to-
day. Judge Van Brunt having con-
ferred with his colleagues, an
nounced that the court would sit
until $3.50 o'clock, allowing six
hours for the argument, which, di-
vided up evenly between the coun-
sci, was considered sufficient.
Mr.. Nicoll moved to strike out
all that portion of the argument
relating to the motion to SQUASH the
indictment because it forms no part
of the Judgment Roll according to
the act of 1887. owe claim" said
he shat no part of the constitution.
al rights of the defendant were in-
volved." :" The motion was granted.
The question of the jurisdiction of
the court was waived BY Mr.. Sticks
ney, who stateS tIiat eshad o I'M
tention to avail himsslfot that point.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran Bradley, stat
ing his conviction that the evil
dence against Mr.. Sharp upon the
trial was incompetent and objection
able from every Legal point of view,
and enough to put the defendant
upon his defence, reviewed the case
from the beginning, recapitalating
the evidence against Sharp and
commenting upon the weight of
consideration to be given it in the
determining of Sharp's guilt or in
nocence. The councils statement
practically covered the same ground
which has been so often gone over
before, adding nothing new.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-09-14
ANOTHER DOG STORY,

ANOTHER Dog STORY.
We do not intend to open, or keep
open, a bench show of dog stories.
But one story suggests another to
our readers, and they pour in up
on US so that we must give at least
one or two more out Of our contrie
buttons.
The one we give now illustrates
another phase of dog charac-
ter-mortified pride.
A gentleman living not hun
dred miles from -Turnpike, a man
of culture, of literary attainment, of
course of unimpeachable veracity,
tells us that he was the owner of a
dog of uncertain lineage, but. like
similar one we knew down the
country highly prizsd by his owner
as mighty good for rabbits" if he
were otherwise worthless One day
in hot pursuit of a molly cotton tail,
started inside of Hcld inclosed
with a high and close fence, molly
slipped through crack just large
enough to pass her, and went boun-
cling away in the open area, her
stump of a tail bobbing up and
down as a flag of victory. The dog
reached the fence, and there he
halted. He could not squeeze
through the crack, and the high
fence baked his efforts to climb.
He sought up and down in vain for
a wider opening, and then gave it up
in despair for the moment. Bnt he
was not conquered. He walked de-
liberatly revolving a plan to get even
with that rabbit, if it ever came in
to that field again. His course OF
action was soon taken. He deter
mined to reduce himself by starva-
ton so that he could get through
at any crack in that fence. From
that day he resolutely refused all
food. He turned away his eyes
from the most seducing SCRAPS o1
meat. He could not be turned from
his purpose by his favorite chunks
of corn pone. As he cegan . teel
the reduction q size, could
walk down to : scene of the rab-
bits triumph AMI examine as if to
take the measurement of the exact
extent of necessar ttenuation. Day
by day he clung to Us determina-
ton; day by day, ne repeated his
visit to the fence. His walk became
a crawl; and when at last he had
been whitfield down to a shadow
and as he believed small enough to
get through the crack, he was found
dead between the rails, his body
half forced through the obstacle.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-09-14
Bad Temper in Parliament.
,legraph to the Asheville Citizen.

by telegraph to the Ashev1lle Citizen.l
LONDON, Sept. 18.-During the
discussion in the House of Com
mons last night on the amendments
made in the House of Lords to the
coal miners bill, Graham Gan adj
vanced LiberaD member for Ian
cashire, suspended for refusing to
apologize for derrogatory reference
to the House of Lords, Edward
Harrington (Nationalist) member
for West Kerry, suspended during
last right,s sitLing The House at
that time was considering amend-
ments made by the House of Lords
to the track bill in reference to the
weekly payment of wages in Ire
land. Harrington, after being
warned for utterances during the
debate, was ordered by the speaker
to resume his seat. He replied pas
sionatelY, 81 will not resume my
seat. You have been watching to
pounce upon me ever since 1 rose.
l claim my right to speak" Har-
rington was thereupon suspended
and removed from the House amid
cheers by the Parnellite members.